Sean Hannity took to Twitter Thursday to defend embattled Fox News co-president Bill Shine following a report that suggested Shineâ??s future with the network could be on unsteady ground. â??Gäbe i pray this is NOT true because if it is, thatâ??s the total end of the FNC as we know it. Done. Best Sean,â?? Hannity tweeted, with a link to Gabe Shermanâ??s New York magazine story citing unnamed sources who claimed that Shine has become worried about what he perceives as lack of public support for him from 21st Century Fox leaders Rupert, Lachlan and James Murdoch. Hannity then apologized for inserting a diaeresis into Shermanâ??s name, writing, â??Ha. Gabe sorry about the 2 dots. I couldnâ??t do that again if I tried. Best Sean.â?? Hannity and Shine have a long history at the 21st Century Fox-owned cable-news outlet. Hannity recommended that Fox News hire Shine early in the networkâ??s history, and Shine was an early producer on â??Hannity & Colmes,â?? one of the first primetime programs on the networkâ??s schedule. Hannity also claimed that Shine was was the victim of an internal fox News plot to undermine his leadership, tweeting, â??Somebody HIGH UP AND INSIDE FNC is trying to get an innocent person fired. And Gabe I KNOW WHO it is. Best Sean.â?? He followed up by tweeting #istandwithbill. When other Twitter users expressed confusion as to whether Hannity was supporting Shine or recently departed Fox News host Bill Oâ??Reilly, Hannity tweeted again, â??Iâ??ll change it. #Istandwithshine.â?? A Fox News spokesperson declined to comment on Hannityâ??s Twitter activity. READ: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/sean-hannity-bill-shine-fox-news-1202401807/ PLUG BOOK: amazon.com/Lies-We-Trust-Politicians-Deceiving/dp/1682612031/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489519595&sr=8-1&keywords=ED+BRODOW WEBSITE: brodow.com BIO: Brodow is one of the worldâ??s leading negotiation experts and a staunch advocate of critical thinking. SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt dubbed him â??The King of Negotiators.â?? Forbes Magazine agreed, ranking Ed as one of the nationâ??s top dealmakers. He is the author of six books, including the business classic, Negotiation Boot Camp: How to Resolve Conflict, Satisfy Customers, and Make Better Deals. For two decades, Edâ??s acclaimed Negotiation Boot Camp® seminars have set the standard for â??how to make a dealâ?? in Corporate America. A nationally recognized television personality, Ed has appeared as negotiation guru on PBS, ABC National News, Fox News, Fortune Business Report, and Inside Edition. He is negotiation consultant to some of the worldâ??s most prominent organizations, including Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Learjet, Ritz-Carlton, Starbucks, McKinsey, Philips, Zurich Insurance, the IRS, the GSA, and the Pentagon. As a keynote speaker, Ed has enthralled more than 1,000 audiences in Paris, Milan, Athens, Singapore, Tokyo, Bangkok, Sao Paulo, Bogota, and New York with his charismatic stage presence, infectious humor, and practical ideas. In previous lives, Ed was a U.S. Marine Corps officer, corporate sales executive, and Hollywood movie actor. FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ed.brodow TWITTER: @edbrodow